Logan Heftel -
Logan Heftel's acoustic and folk-rock influenced sound warrants more of an interest than the usual Myspace 'Sounds Like' category would lead you to believe. Take the lyrical intricacies of Dylan, the bright fingers of John Mayer and the soul of Martin Sexton - and you have the 21 year old singer/songwriter from Long Beach. Fresh faces in the Los Angeles-area music scene are nothing new, but every once-in-a-while an artist emerges with a refreshing sound that everyone from scene-ster indie-rockers to middle-aged theater-goers can fall in love with. Heftel seems to be proving himself to listeners of all ages as more-than willing and capable of filling such a role.
In addition to his solo performances, Logan recently began a collaboration with comedian Taylor Negron in 'Satellites' - an invocation of human-voice and original music. Logan and Taylor are often joined by renowned Los Angeles-based pianist Louis Durra creating quite the trifecta of talents. 'Satellites' has been touring all over the country and has even made appearances across the globe.
"Logan's music is mature, finely crafted and deep beyond his years. He has a gift for writing lyrics that probe the soul. His guitar work is tasteful and inventive and his voice is well suited for his ballads. [Logan] is one of the most talented young artists I have heard in a long time."
- Jack McNally, Co-founder of McNally Smith College of Music
"It is rare for an artist who is so early in his career to merge thoughtful songwriting, guitar playing and singing into such a professional package, and do it with seemingly little effort. Just a few seconds into his first song, I was amazed at how complete his live performance was...and he played harmonica with an impressive mixture of facile speed and restraint."
- David Rachac, howwastheshow.com